Don’t Let Go Of Hope

Hope gives you the strength to keep going

When you feel like giving up.

Don’t ever quit believing in yourself.

As long as you believe you can,

You will have a reason for trying.

Don’t let anyone hold your happiness

In their hands; hold it in yours,

So it will always be within your reach.

Don’t measure success or failure

By material wealth, but by how you feel;

Our feelings indicate the richness of our lives.

Don’t let bad moments make a quitter

Out of you;

Be patient and they will pass.

By seeing them through

You will become a winner.

Don’t hesitate to reach out for help;

We all need it from time to time.

Don’t run away from love but towards love,

Because it is our deepest joy.

Don’t wait for what you want to come to you;

Go after it with all that you are,

Knowing that life will meet you halfway.

Don’t feel like you’ve lost

When plans and dreams fall short of your hopes.

Any time you learn something new

About yourself or about life,

You have progressed.

Don’t do anything that takes away

From your self-respect;

Feeling good about yourself

Is essential to feeling good about life..

Don’t ever forget how to laugh

Or be too proud to cry.

It is by doing both

That we live life to its fullest….

Copyright © 1996 By Nancye Sims